Experienced NHS data scientist with interests in predictive modelling, machine learning, text mining, and teaching

<<<<<<< HEAD My work focuses on modelling National Health Service (NHS) data, primarily using national Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). I work primarily in R and SQL Server, and have experience with statistical modelling and machine learning methods. I completed my PhD at UCL, on modelling NHS incident reporting data using using quantitative models and text mining methods.

I advise and train NHS teams and the private sector on using data to manage hospitals, monitor quality, performance, and mortality. I am an experienced trainer, presenter and post-graduate teacher. I have built and released several R packages and am a keen contributor to the NHS-R Community. I lead a local R usergroup, and run a programme of R training courses for HED.

Key skills

University College London (UCL)

PhD applied Statistics and Machine Learning

London, UK

2019 (submitted)

Thesis: Statistical Methods for NHS incident reporting data

University of Birmingham

PGCert. Public Health

Birmingham, UK

2014

MPH programme, left partially unfinished due to commencing PhD, finished as PGCert instead.

CIPD / City College Coventry

CIPD Certificate in Training Practice

Coventry, UK

2009

University of Manchester

BSc Microbiology with Industrial Experience

Birmingham, UK

2006

Thesis: A model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Cystic Fibrosis lung. Placement: One-year with Arch Biocides

Senior Statistical Intelligence Analyst

Healthcare Evaluation Data (HED), Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT

Birmingham, UK

2020 - Present

• Managing and delivering senior analyst functions in HED (see below)
• Natural Language processing projects including mapping text to ontologies for PIONEER project
• Managing informatics training function, including strategy and delivery, and commercial R training courses
• Line management and project leadership in data science applications

Intelligence Analyst

Healthcare Evaluation Data (HED), Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT

Birmingham, UK

2012 - 2019

• Statistical lead and senior analyst, focused on building predictive models in R and SAS, indicator design, SQL database infrastructure and processes, as well as quality assurance.
• Building online national benchmarking analysis tools: www.hed.nhs.uk.
• Highly involved in customer support, training and translating between analysts, business teams and users.
• Line management and team work planning, using Agile methods.
• Run local R usergroup, contributing to national NHS-Community, and established a commercial R training programme.

Data Manager (AIR Study)

Clinical Immunology (sub-contracted from UHB), University of Birmingham

Birmingham, UK

2012 - 2016

• Data extraction and outcome linkage for trial participants, from UHB attendance and clinical data systems.

Informatics Analyst

Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT

Birmingham, UK

2011 - 2012

• Producing monthly reporting outputs for UHB clinical and performance management functions
• Specialist analysis, dashboard building, and information development for HIV service.

Cancer Informatics Analyst

Arden Cancer Network

Coventry, UK

2010 - 2011

• Informatics support for network service improvement projects.
• Constructed cancer waiting times reporting system and various automated templates.

Information Officer

West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit (WMCIU)

Birmingham, UK

2009 - 2010

• Producing statistics for information requests.
• Investigative analysis, e.g. difference from nationally published figures and research data.
• Supervising/validating work of junior analysts.

Use of Evidence

First year UCL medical school course on study design and statistics. Led a tutorial group over the course and delivered lectures to full course group.

London, UK

2016 - 2018

Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

Teaching assistant on MSc Data Science for Health, UCL Farr Institute/LSHTM

London, UK

2016 - 2017

Understanding the NHS

Assessing first year medical student assignments on NHS structure, history, and current/future challenges.

London, UK

2016 - 2017

Research dissertations

Second assessor on MSc Mental Health dissertations for students with quantitative studies.

London, UK

2016 - 2017

Driving R adoption in an NHS information service: barriers and solutions

Talk at Enterprise Applications of the R Language (EARL) conference

London, UK

2019

Mainey C

Using funnel plots and CUSUM techniques to monitor hospital-standardised mortality

Talk at Royal Statistical Society Conference

Belfast, UK

2019

Mainey C

Modelling Incident Reporting in the NHS

Poster for Royal Statistical Society Conference

Cardiff, UK

2018

Mainey C, Freemantle N

Can we build statistical models of incident reporting in the NHS?

Poster for Patient Safety Congress Conference

Manchester, UK

2017

Mainey C

Brief Report: Immunization of HIV-Infected Adults in the UK With Haemophilus influenzae b/Meningococcal C Glycoconjugate and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Nov 1;73(3):287-293.

N/A

2016

MacLennan C, Richter A, Hodson J, Faustini S, Birtwistle J, Whitelegg A, Chigiga J, Singo M, Walker-Haywood J, Mulugeta B, Masuka S, Mainey C, Plant T, Drayson M; Manavi K